Alma

I always have low expectations for hotel food so I’m thrilled when a restaurant proves me wrong. Alma, located at the Hawk’s Cay Resort, wasn’t just good… it was great!
There aren’t many dining options in Duck Key, Florida so my husband and I decided to have dinner at Alma. The menu looked a little on the pricey side, but we didn’t feel like driving to Marathon for dinner so we decided to try Alma out.
We started off our meal with some cocktails. I ordered a Grey Goose Dirty Martini with blue cheese stuffed olives and my husband ordered the Pardon My French Margarita. Our server, David, overheard us arguing who got to have my blue cheese stuffed olives (my drink, my olives!!!) so he was kind enough to bring us some extra olives. My dirty martini was so good that my husband ended up ordering one for himself at the end of our meal.
For dinner my husband ordered the ribeye special of the night and I ordered a trio of tapas: Queso Platter, Roasted Beef Albondigas, and the Ceviche. My husband’s ribeye steak was delicious and cooked to a perfect medium rare. I really enjoyed the fresh Florida Ceviche. The dish included a variety of shrimp, squid, jumbo lump crab, and other Florida fish tossed with corn, avocado, red onion, cilantro and lime. I thought the albondigas were average and a tad on the dry side. I would eliminate the cheese from this dish and add more of the delicious tomato sofrito aioli.
The highlight of my meal was the Queso Platter. This impressive cheese platter included fried goat cheese, olive tapende, brie, poached pears, sharp cheddar, chorizo, pickles, some other cheese name that I have forgotten, candied pecans, pita bread, and slices of grilled baguette. The platter is huge so I had to take the leftovers back to our room. The leftovers didn’t last long. My husband went nuts over the cheese and ended up gobbling up my leftovers as a late night snack.
The food and service at Alma is simply amazing and I would definitely dine here again!

The food was average. Overpriced. Service was good overall.
Nice atmosphere. Long wait for food.

Delicious! Ate here two nights and both nights were awesome. The staff was very friendly. Great atmosphere. Nice way to relax at the end of a long day of fishing

14 of us had dinner here this past Saturday night. The food was simply fantastic and the service was equally as great. What a great find inside of the Hawks Cay Resort.

Very nice place. Not worth the $$$. I liked the ambiance and it is on site. However I think that the beach side restaurant was 100 times better.

I was very glad to have found this restaurant. It is a little pricey for my average restaurant but well worth it. The restaurant is located inside Hawks Cay resort. My husband was able to customize a surf and turf and I got the Paella which were both really good. We ordered a ceviche that was unlike any other I’ve tried and very very good as well. The waitress and hostess were really nice and we had a nice quiet dinner. They were very accommodating for almost 2-​year-​old. Is a very nice restaurant if you want to splurge a little. I would highly recommend it for anybody who is here on vacation near Duck Key.

They had a molecular key lime foam margarita. And they experiment with drinks each night.
That alone makes this a fun and creative place to eat.
Fortunately, the food is up to the challenge. First, if you have a family, they have a terrific kids menu — best I’ve seen in a while with real dishes and fun non-​alcoholic drinks. It’s not cheap but for a treat, this hit the spot.
The churrasco was excellent and a nice alternative to all the fish dishes. Otherwise, the menu is latin inspired. My dining companion enjoyed her meal as well.
Service was very prompt and water glasses filled several times. And very accommodating with the kids too.
Really, about as good as you could expect out of a resort restaurant.

You need Kenroy as your server! Ya man! Grilled Churrasco was amazing and my wife’s surf & turf was superb.

Perfection from wine selection to appetizers to the main dishes and dessert EVERY single item ordered was spot in perfect!
Paella was superb!
The bonfire after dinner is the perfect ending to an amazing dinner.
Amy, Tara and Osman provided 5-​star service!

4.5 really!
This was one of the better dinners I’ve ever had at a family oriented resort hotel type restaurant. This is a beautiful space with the high back wicker type chairs and gorgeous décor … easily the nicest restaurant in Hawks Cay. The restaurant has done a real nice job of combining a family friendly ambiance with borderline fine dining presentation and food quality.
We were a large group… 12 of us I think. Service was just PERFECT!
We as a group had, amongst others, the Bronzed Mahi, the Lobster Tail, the Scallops, the Grilled Churasco

My wife and I dined here while staying at the Hawks Cay Resort.
We were promptly seated after checking on our reservations and offered table inside or our. The outdoor dining was great. It was not too hot nor humid.
Donalene was our attentive and friendly server. She came by serveral times to check on us.
Bethany, the manager, stopped by in the middle of dinner to ask how everything was. It’s always nice to have a visit from the manager.
We started with the Truffle Mariquitas ($ 7)
Crispy fried plantain chips tossed in black truffle oil. These were delicious! It came with a cilantro olive oil dipping sauce. I could have eaten 5 plates of these!
My wife and I shared the Latin Wedge Salad ($ 11)
Baby iceberg, red and yellow tomato pico, chopped chives, queso fresco, plantain crisps, cilantro dressing.
They were nice to split the salad for us onto two plates. This was a very light and refreshing salad. The cilantro dressing complemented the salad perfectly.
I ordered the Alma’s Seafood Paella ($ 39)
Fresh Florida catch of the day, shrimp, lobster, clams, Spanish chorizo sausage,
Calasparra Spanish rice, fresh peas in a saffron and sea food broth, caper and piquillo aioli.
Huge portion enough for two. The dish was very flavorful and the seafood was fresh and plentiful.
My wife ordered the Pan Roasted Scallops ($ 19) sans scallops, vegetarian style. They charged $ 19 instead of the normal $ 28 because we didn’t get scallops.
Bronzed potato gnocchi, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, exotic mushroom fricassee
The Key Lime Pie was the perfect dessert to end the meal. I loved how crumbly the crust was.
I would definitely come back!